So walk us through that remarkable egg ribbon strategy and tell us why it's such an effective spawning system.

Well, there's a lot of things that are impressive about the perch, but as I said in the intro, when Mother Nature created the perch, she was showing off because this is what happens in that fused ovary.

in the fused ovary of a mature female perch.

She has all the building blocks to create, it's almost like a sanctuary for the eggs until they hatch.

So if you gentlemen, if you could, this is the way I think I could explain it the best.

If you took a 10 foot long piece of cardboard and folded it on itself so that you have this, you know, this accordion-like strip.

That is what the female releases.

Why are the biggest perch in a lake so critical? Is it because they lay more eggs? But why are big perch so critical to a healthy perch population?